Falls in very old people: The population-based Umeå 85+ Study in Sweden

2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 390-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra von Heideken Wågert ◽  
Yngve Gustafson ◽  
Kristina Kallin ◽  
Jane Jensen ◽  
Lillemor Lundin-Olsson
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Old People ◽  
Very Old

scholarly journals Risk factors for hip fracture in very old people: a population-based study

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 923-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Wiklund ◽  
A. Toots ◽  
M. Conradsson ◽  
B. Olofsson ◽  
H. Holmberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Old People ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Very Old

Usual Gait Speed Independently Predicts Mortality in Very Old People: A Population-Based Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 529.e1-529.e6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Toots ◽  
Erik Rosendahl ◽  
Lillemor Lundin-Olsson ◽  
Peter Nordström ◽  
Yngve Gustafson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gait Speed ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Old People ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Usual Gait Speed

scholarly journals MAILED SURVEYS WITH NONAGENARIANS - CHALLENGES AND LESSONS FROM THE VITALITY 90+ STUDY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S868-S868
Author(s):  
Marja Jylha ◽  
Jani Raitanen ◽  
Kristina Tiainen ◽  
Pauliina Halonen ◽  
Linda Enroth
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Old People ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Health Functioning ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Base Data

Abstract Reliable population-based data on health, functioning and quality of life among very old people are scarce because only during the last decades this age group has grown to be an important segment of population, and because data collection among the oldest old is challenging. Due to poor health, problems in hearing and vision, cognitive decline, and institutionalization, very old individuals may not be able to participate in research studies, or, the information they give may not be reliable. In the Vitality 90+ Study, the whole population aged 90+ in the Tampere area, Finland, has been investigated six times since 2001. Mailed surveys have been conducted in years 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014, and 2018. In each data collection, the response rate has been ca 80%. The questionnaires and the wording of the questions have been identical in each survey round, which provides data for investigating time trends in health, functioning, and quality of life. Linkages with national population and care registers are used for studying mortality and care use. In this poster, we analyze the impact of 1) exhaustive base data, 2) the questionnaire, 3) including institutionalized individuals and proxy answers, on the findings and on the quality and reliability of the data. We conclude that mailed surveys can be a feasible method of data collection among very old people, but only in favorable local circumstances and with great efforts from the research group.

Risk factors for hip fractures in very old people: a population-based study

Physiotherapy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. e891-e892
Author(s):  
R. Wiklund ◽  
M. Conradsson ◽  
Y. Gustafson ◽  
H. Littbrand ◽  
B. Olofsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hip Fractures ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Old People ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Very Old

scholarly journals Psychiatric hospitalisation and suicide among the very old in Denmark: Population-based register study

2005 ◽  
Vol 187 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Erlangsen ◽  
Preben Bo Mortensen ◽  
Werner Vach ◽  
Bernard Jeune
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Event History Analysis ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Old People ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitalisation ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Individual Level

BackgroundVery old people have higher suicide rates than the younger elderly population. Psychiatric disorders are known to have a strong association with suicide among elderly people.AimsTo analyse the suicide risk associated with psychiatric hospitalisation among the very old (⩾80 years) compared with the middle-aged (50–64 years) and old (65–79 years) populations.MethodIndividual-level data on the entire Danish population aged 50 years or over were analysed for the period 1994–1998. Relative suicide risks were calculated using event-history analysis.ResultsAmong 1 978 527 persons, 2323 died by suicide. Although the very old group exhibited a four-fold to five-fold increase in risk of suicide for those previously hospitalised, we noted an inverse interaction effect: the increase is distinctly smaller compared with that in the middle-aged and old groups.ConclusionsThe association between suicide and psychiatric hospitalisation is much weaker for the very old than for the old. Psychiatric disorders among very old people may be interacting with other disorders, may be underdiagnosed or treated in other healthcare settings.

Mo-P1:148 Risk factors for all-cause mortality in frail very old people

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-79
Author(s):  
O.D. Vasovic ◽  
L.J. Zikic ◽  
G. Sevo ◽  
M. Zamaklar ◽  
D. Milosevic
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Old People ◽  
Very Old ◽  
All Cause Mortality

scholarly journals Coordination of Strength Exertion During the Chair-Rise Movement in Very Old People

2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 636-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Lindemann ◽  
R. Muche ◽  
M. Stuber ◽  
W. Zijlstra ◽  
K. Hauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Old People ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Chair Rise
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